Rumor Roundup (Oct. 8, 2020): Sasha & Bayley’s break-up, Ronda Rousey’s WWE contract, more!

Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill.

Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro wrestling rumor mill. We track rumor accuracy in a weekly feature called Rumor Look Back you can find here. Remember, take it all with a grain of salt.

Rumors for the Day:

• Sasha Banks & Bayley’s feud has long been the plan, but according to Wrestling Observer Radio WWE kept pushing it back because of how great their heel tag team act was.
• Ronda Rousey’s WWE contract is set to expire on April 10, 2021, reports TMZ.
• Ben Carter impressed for AEW a few weeks back, and WWE is interested in signing him, per Fightful Select.
• On Twitter, Dave Meltzer wrote that Tanahashi’s appearance on Dynamite wasn’t necessarily a sign of a thaw in AEW/New Japan relations.
• During an appearance on the Sitting Ringside podcast (via WrestlingNews.co), Eric Young said Triple H wanted to bring him back to NXT after WrestleMania until the pandemic changed everything.

If you have heard of any interesting rumors that you’d like to add, feel free to post them in the comments section below. Just remember they are rumors and not confirmed as fact, so please take them as such. And check our weekly Rumor Look Back here to keep track of how often rumors turn out to be correct.